pThe writings in this book are extracted from volumes 1 through 20 of our 33 13 series - short books about individual albums. In here you'll find a wide variety of authors, albums, and approaches to writing about those albums. So sit back, put on your headphones, cue up your favourite songs, and let our writers transport you to a time when brDusty Springfield headed south to Memphis to record a popsoul classic brThe Kinks almost fell to pieces, and managed to make their best album while doing so brJoy Division and their mad, brilliant producer created a debut record that still sounds painfully hip today brJames Brown mesmerized a sell-out crowd at the Apollo, in the midst of the Cuban Missile Crisis brThe Rolling Stones shacked up in the South of France and emerged with one of the best double-albums ever brThe Ramones distilled punk rock into its purest, most enduring essence... p33 13 Greatest Hits, Volume 1 it's like a compilation album, without the filler.p